An interesting interview with the artist, David Hockney on BBC 1's 'Countryfile' on Sunday 8th Jan 2012. The interviewer asked him how it was that he saw so many colours in the landscape. His reply was enlightening. He said that he often gets asked that question and he told a story how a friend of his had asked him that same question during a car journey. Hockney's reply was to ask his friend 'What colour is the road?' Hockney's argument is that it is only when we are asked the question that we really begin to look. He implied that you may see all the colours that there are or you may just continue to see the road as black, but 'At least you have to ask the question'. I thought this was a great metaphor for the power of coaching. It is the asking of the question that offers the potential to heighten awareness. The information may be around you all the time, and you may even think that you know it is there, but it is only when someone asks you the question that you really pay attention to your experience.
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